NAPA battery
 

This is the NAPA orbital type battery that is like an OPTIMA batt. Buy the OPTIMA. My first one lasted 29 mo's and the second one 23 mo's. I only drive my truck once a week but it should last longer with regular use. The good thing is they have a free 24mo replacement. One of my friends has an OPTIMA for 8 yrs in his truck with a high compression 454 driven less than mine and it always cranks. Anyhow they aren't worth the money.

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My old boss bought an Orbital. He had it 3 months and it was toast. I was in a 69 Mach 1 that got driven twice a month. He took it back and went back to die hards. I have an Optima that is 2 years old that I thought I killed because it was in my van that died. Threw it on the charger for an hour and it's worked fine again.

Mike

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i got one of those optiam orginal when they first came out its still in my boat
just charge it up before i go on the lake

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I have an orbital in My K5 and it USED to be a great battery when I drove my truck every day. Now I only drive it a couple times a month and I have warrantied 3 of the orbitals in the last 12 months.

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Which brand? Im trying to decide what kind next, maybe regular batt with long warranty.

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thats an exide battery for you

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If you have a nice truck, and don't want it eatin up with acid, you have to run some kind of Optima type battery. I keep a small battery "exerciser" (not charger) in my Blazer when it sits over a week. This keeps it up and seems to last for years. Remember, they do not like to be fully discharged...sometimes they won't come back.

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Yea I made that mistake. Luckily after a good charge, my yellow top is fine :metal:

Mike

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The Optima's carry a 3-year replacement, with 3-year pro-rate. They have a total warranty of 6-years.

http://www.optimabatteries.com/publi...anty_info.html

We had one die in the car after about 1.5 years. Went to Sears and got a brand new one for free. Not sure exactly how old the one in my truck is, but I would say 5-6 years old. Never had a problem with it.

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I had a NAPA orbital type in my Blazer for about 6 years and I drove it erveryday and never had a problem until one day I went to crank it and dead silence. That was because some SOB stole the battery.